Twenty-Year Death

The Twenty-Year Death: Malniveau Prison Publisher's Summary

A breathtaking first novel written in the form of three separate crime novels, each set in a different decade and penned in the style of a different giant of the mystery genre.

1931 - The body found in the gutter in France led the police inspector to the dead man’s beautiful daughter - and to her hot-tempered American husband.

1941 - A hardboiled private eye hired to keep a movie studio’s leading lady happy uncovers the truth behind the brutal slaying of a Hollywood starlet.

1951 - A desperate man pursuing his last chance at redemption finds himself with blood on his hands and the police on his trail....

Three complete novels that, taken together, tell a single epic story, about an author whose life is shattered when violence and tragedy consume the people closest to him. It is an ingenious and emotionally powerful debut performance from literary detective and former bookseller Ariel S. Winter, one that establishes this talented newcomer as a storyteller of the highest caliber.

Book 1

The Twenty-Year Death: Malniveau Prison

By:
Ariel S. Winter

Narrated by:
Graham Halstead

Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins

Unabridged

Overall

3.5 out of 5 stars
4

Performance

3 out of 5 stars
4

Story

4 out of 5 stars
4

1931 - The body found in the gutter in France led the police inspector to the dead man’s beautiful daughter - and to her hot-tempered American husband. 1941 - A hardboiled private eye hired to keep a movie studio’s leading lady happy uncovers the truth behind the brutal slaying of a Hollywood starlet. 1951 - A desperate man pursuing his last chance at redemption finds himself with blood on his hands and the police on his trail...

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Book 2

The Twenty-Year Death: The Falling Star

By:
Ariel S. Winter

Narrated by:
Ira Rosenberg

Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
3

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
3

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
3

In 1941 Hollywood, a movie studio hires a down-and-out private eye to watch one of their leading ladies, an actress who thinks she’s being stalked. Is there really a mysterious man after her? After another actress is brutally slain, the detective discovers the truth, uncovering corruption deep within the studio system.

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Book 3

The Twenty-Year Death: Police at the Funeral

By:
Ariel S. Winter

Narrated by:
David Zarbock

Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
4

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
3

Story

4 out of 5 stars
3

Returning east for the reading of his first wife’s Will, a desperate man - drunk and down to his last penny - is pushed over the edge when he learns that another man is the sole beneficiary. How far will he go to get what he believes he’s due? And afterwards, will he be able to escape the long arm of the law? Set in 1951 and written in the style of noir master Jim Thompson, Police at the Funeral is the third volume of Ariel S. Winter’s extraordinary debut novel, The Twenty-Year Death.